Tokuyama Station
Tokuyama Station 徳山駅 | |
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 Station building with large sign of Asahi Breweries | |
| Location |
Miyuki-dÅri 2, ShÅ«nan, Yamaguchi Japan |
| Operated by | JR West |
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| History | |
| Opened | 1897 |
Tokuyama Station (徳山駅 Tokuyama-eki) is operated by JR West in Shūnan, Yamaguchi, and is a stopping point for the SanyŠShinkansen and the SanyŠMain Line, and serves as the western terminus of Gantoku Line. It is located in central Shūnan, with the Tokuyama Port and the city office within walking distance.
History
- September 25, 1897: Station opens
- December 1, 1906: Station is transferred to Japanese National Railways as a part of railway nationalization
- December 1, 1934: Gantoku Line begins operation
- September, 1969: Present station building begins to be used
- March 10, 1975: The SanyÅ Shinkansen stops here for the first time
- April 1, 1987: Station operation is taken over by JR West after privatization of Japanese National Railways
Layout
The station has five regular tracks (for the SanyÅ Main Line and the Gantoku Line) and two Shinkansen tracks, with two side platforms and one island platform serving the SanyÅ Main Line, and part of one island platform serving the Gantoku line. These are located on the north east side of the station. The Shinkansen tracks are elevated and located on the south west side of the station. Each of the platforms is connected by an overpass at the southeast end of the station.
Platforms
| 1 | â– SanyÅ Main Line | for Yanai, Iwakuni, Hiroshima |
| 3 | â– Gantoku Line | for SuÅ-Takamori, Kuga, Iwakuni |
| â– SanyÅ Main Line (sometimes used) | for Yanai, Iwakuni, Hiroshima for HÅfu, Shin-Yamaguchi, Shimonoseki |
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| 4 | â– SanyÅ Main Line | for HÅfu, Shin-Yamaguchi, Shimonoseki |
| 5 | â– SanyÅ Main Line | for HÅfu, Shin-Yamaguchi, Shimonoseki |
| 6 | â– SanyÅ Shinkansen | for Hiroshima, Shin-ÅŒsaka, Tokyo |
| 7 | ■SanyŠShinkansen | for Kokura, Hakata, Kumamoto, Kagoshima-ChūŠ|
Adjacent stations
West Japan Railway (JR West)
- â–ˆ SanyÅ Shinkansen
- Shin-Iwakuni - Tokuyama - Shin-Yamaguchi
- â–ˆ SanyÅ Main Line
- Kushigahama - Tokuyama - Shinnan'yÅ
- â–ˆ Gantoku Line
- Kushigahama - Tokuyama
External links
- (Japanese) JR West
- (Japanese) Shūnan City
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Coordinates: 34°03′05″N 131°48′09″E / 34.051358°N 131.802486°E